『美国』男子醉后撒尿 800万加仑水库被抽干

Eight million gallons of water drained from reservoir after man urinates in it 男子水库撒尿 800万加仑水被抽干

Eight million gallons of water had to be drained from a reservoir in Oregon after a man urinated in it. 一男子在俄勒冈州水库撒尿，结果800万加仑的水被抽干。

The operation is costing the state's taxpayers $36,000 (?22,000) and was ordered after Joshua Seater, 21, was caught on a security camera relieving himself in the pristine lake. 这项举措将耗费俄勒冈州纳税人的3.6万美元(2.2万英镑)，而始作俑者则是21岁的Joshua Seater，安检摄像头拍到他往净水湖中撒了尿。

Health experts said the incident would not have caused any harm to people in the city of Portland, who are supplied with drinking water from the reservoir. 健康专家说这一事件不会对用此水库供水的波特兰市居民造成任何伤害。

They said the average human bladder holds only six to eight ounces, and the urine would have been vastly diluted. 他们说人体膀胱平均容量只有6到8盎司，尿液会被湖水大大稀释。

But David Shaff, an administrator at the Portland Water Bureau, defended the decision to empty the lake. 但波特兰水务局的管理人员David Shaff坚持认为清空湖泊非常必要。

"There are people who will say it's an over reaction. I don't think so. I think what you have to deal with here is the 'yuck' factor," he said. “有人会说这是反应过度。我不这么认为。我认为这是一个恶心人的问题。”

"I can imagine how many people would be saying 'I made orange juice with that water this morning.' "Do you want to drink pee? Most people are going to be pretty damn squeamish about that." “我都能想象有多少人会说‘今天早上我还用了那水做橘子汁。’‘你想喝尿吗？’大部分人对这种事情都会非常抵触的。”

Mr Seater had been out drinking with friends when he decided to relieve himself in the open air reservoir at 1.30am. Seater先生是在凌晨1点半往这个露天水库里解手的，之前他跟朋友一起在外面喝了不少酒。

He has not been arrested or charged with a crime, but may ultimately face a fine. 目前他还没有被捕，也没被控任何罪行，但很有可能将会受到一张罚单。

He apologised publicly for his behaviour, adding: "It was a stupid thing to do. I didn't know it was a water supply, I thought it was a sewage plant. 他已经为自己的行为公开道歉，称：“这事非常愚蠢。我并不知道那是水库，还以为是污水池。”

"I wouldn't mind paying for it but I don't have a job right now. I'm willing to do community service to clean up the place because I feel bad and feel pretty stupid." Sergeant Pete Simpson, of Portland Police, said: "It's really an unfortunate incident that probably could have been avoided if he had just chosen a bush." “我应该付这个钱，但我现在没有工作。我觉得很不好，我太蠢了，我愿意义务清洗这一地区。”波特兰警察局的Pete Simpson说：“这真是一个不幸的事件，其实他要是选的是一个树丛，这一切就不会发生了。”